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Apple Island (other)
Apple Island may refer to several places: *Apple Island (Massachusetts), a former island now incorporated into Logan International Airport complex in Boston, Massachusetts, USA *Apple Island (Michigan), a small island in Orchard Lake in Oakland County, Michigan, USA *Apple Island (Missouri), an island in the Mississippi River *Æbelø, a Danish island *Tasmania, a state of Australia that is often referred to as "Apple Island" or the "Apple Isle" *Hanikatsi laid Hanikatsi laid ( sv, Äpleö, meaning 'Apple Island') is an islet in Estonia, in the Baltic Sea, south east of Hiiumaa island. It has a surface area of 83 hectares and no permanent habitation. The islet belongs to Hiiu County, Pühalepa Parish ...
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Apple Island (Massachusetts)
Apple Island was an island in Boston Harbor in Massachusetts, one of five islands that were integrated with landfill over the years to form East Boston and Logan International Airport. Noddle's Island, Hog Island, Bird's Island and Governor's Island were the others. History Distinguished in its early years by waving elms but hard to access because of its expansive flats at low tide, the 10-acre Apple Island was initially part of the town of Boston, used for sheep and cattle grazing. It fell into the private hands of Thomas Hutchinson, father of Royal Governor Thomas Hutchinson, in 1723. Hutchinson the elder willed the island to an English mariner in 1802 , and a gentleman named Mr. Marsh purchased it for $550 in 1822. Marsh died in 1833 and was buried on the island's western slope, and his home burned down two years later. Abandoned for years, Apple Island was reacquired by the City of Boston in 1867 and sold to private citizens. Inhabitants were known to haul wrecked steamships ...
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Apple Island (Michigan)
Apple Island is a island that lies in the middle of Orchard Lake, in Orchard Lake Village, Michigan. The island was formed during the region's last ice age, 10,000 to 12,000 years ago. Over 400 species of flora currently inhabit the island, including many rare varieties in Oakland County. Native Americans previously inhabited Apple Island, until ceding the island to the United States in the Treaty of Detroit. Currently, the West Bloomfield School District uses the island as an educational nature center. Topography Apple Island is a island, spanning three-eighths of a mile in length and a quarter of a mile in width. The island's highest point is in elevation, approximately above the normal elevation of Orchard Lake. The island's formation traces back to the recession of the region's last ice age glacier 10,000 to 12,000 years ago. Apple Island Sanctuary contains examples of every type of ecological system identified within the southeastern Michigan region. Over 400 s ...
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Apple Island (Missouri)
Apple Island is an island in the Mississippi River. The island is entirely within St. Charles County, Missouri St. Charles County is in the central eastern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 405,262, making it Missouri's third-most populous county. Its county seat is St. Charles. The county was organized Octo .... The island most likely was named for the fact apples were shipped there. References Landforms of St. Charles County, Missouri River islands of Missouri Islands of the Mississippi River {{StCharlesCountyMO-geo-stub ...
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Æbelø
Æbelø (English: ''apple-island'') is a Danish island in the Kattegat, off Funen's north coast. The island covers an area of 2.09 km2. In between the island and Funen, there are 4 smaller islands. Æbelø has 2 inhabitants in the summer, in the winter it is de facto uninhabited. Between 1938 and 1943, the owner of the island was Kaj Dindler. There is a lighthouse on the island. The Island is connected to Æbeløholm via a 1,5–2 km sandbar In oceanography, geomorphology, and geoscience, a shoal is a natural submerged ridge, bank, or bar that consists of, or is covered by, sand or other unconsolidated material and rises from the bed of a body of water to near the surface. ... called BrÃ¥det, that is periodically submerged. Sources ÆbeløAage V. Jensen Naturfond Nationalt Geologisk InteresseomrÃ¥de ÆbeløNatura 2000-Gebiet Nr. 108 (Æbelø, havet syd for og NærÃ¥) Islands of Denmark Danish islands in Kattegat Uninhabited islands of Denmark G ...
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Tasmania
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